April is a CVT with more than 20 years of experience, she became a Veterinary Technician Specialist in Emergency and Critical Care in 2013, and a Veterinary Cannabis Counselor in 2021. She enjoys teaching emergency topics and the art of critical care and critical thinking. She created Elevative Veterinary Training Solutions in 2020 to share her passion for excellence and emphasize technician empowerment and utilization. When she’s not eliminating pain or writing proceedings, you can find her supporting the many local breweries, backpacking, and getting lost in the wilderness. Literally.
Canine hypoadrenocorticism, also known as Addison’s disease, results from inadequate production of adrenal hormones. An Addisonian crisis is a life-threatening complication requiring aggressive treatment. Causes Immune-mediated destruction of the adrenal cortex remains the most common cause of primary hypoadrenocorticism in dogs. A small number of dogs suffer from iatrogenic primary Addison’s disease. Secondary hypoadrenocorticism occurs…